http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/oilblog/archive/tags/painting+water/default.aspxTags: painting waterenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/oilblog/archive/2006/10/23/lynn-gertenbach-s-handy-tips-for-painting-water.aspxMon, 23 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMT2bfc0e10-a4d2-4b68-ab7f-f11d606ed6fe:13171American Artist0http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/oilblog/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=13171http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/oilblog/archive/2006/10/23/lynn-gertenbach-s-handy-tips-for-painting-water.aspx#comments<p>In the fall 2006 issue of <i>Workshop</i> magazine, Lynn Gertenbach taught her students that plein air painting is a partnership between the artist and nature.&nbsp; We offer an exerpt from the article with Gertenbach&#39;s tips for painting water.</p> <p><i>by Molly Siple</i></p> <ul> <li>The reflection of an object in water is longer than the actual object. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>To give water a glassy look, paint reflections with vertical strokes. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>For more transparent water, lay in the water using transparent colors.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> As a river comes toward you, its color intensifies.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Water is almost always darker than the sky.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The way to keep the color of water subtle is to mix the main hue that your eye sees with its opposite in various small amounts. In other words, add a bit of warm in cool areas, and vice versa. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>A particular good color mixture for water is ultramarine blue, viridian, and cadmium red.</li> </ul> <p><i><a>Read </a>the feature article on this artist.</i></p> <p><i>To read the feature article on this artist, check out the fall 2006 issue of</i> <a href="http://www.interweave.com/art/?product_id=22178&amp;amp;category_name=Workshop">Workshop</a> <i>magazine</i>.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.artistdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13171" width="1" height="1">oil paintingpainting waterplein airhow to paintArt